In the Name of Equality, Women Should Be Compensated for Their Suffering

There is talk about including women in the draft. The thing is, that is one of the few benefits of being female that help balance the many other negative aspects.

Some negative aspects are obvious. Bleeding from our genitals & cramping for 25% of our reproductive-life, being at constant risk of pregnancy, having to endure pregnancy and birth in order for access to biological children. The risk of being raped, & potentially being forced to carry a child to term & give birth against our will, by anti-abortion laws.

They happen to men too but no, your a woman so you want compensation. I know this won't ever happen but it annoys me how you think you deserve more because you are a female. I would never want more than a female because i believe in EQUALITY which means no one is treated better or worse. You agreeing and supporting this myTake writer is for INEQUALITY.

People know that women have periods but it's BIOLOGY which means no one is at fault, it's nature. No one is forcing you to have a period it is natural and there are even ways to stop or reduce periods/side effects. However if you want to acknowledge the other things she listed above then you would have to acknowledge how it affects both genders.

Here's another interesting statistic, 99.999% of all men have been assaulted in their lifetime. Yes virtually every man on the planet has been the victim of a violent assault. Vs about 30% of all women.

I was quoting Karen Straghn (honey badgers), who is meticulous with her sources. I would have to research where she got that, but I have no doubt that men are the victims of violent crime more than women. Sources for that would include the FBI crime statistics.

ok. so where does compensating people for biological disadvantages come into that? and i don't know if you should say "we" as i don't konw if you can say you definitively speak for the entire gender.

feminism is about equality. equality political, economical, and social areas. none of that is biology... and in fact creating different levels of treatment based on biology is the exact opposite of the feminist movement. unless you're ok with anti-feminist using all those biological things you pointed out as reasons why women can't or shouldn't do any number of things

We already have equality in the western world. You cannot get equality of happiness for everyone whether you are a man or female. There will always be someone who won't be happy. Do you think men are all happy?

@Jeeevan we don't have equality in the western world. men don't have the same rights in divorce as women do. women don't get paid the same for performing the same job as men in most cases. black people are more likely to get pulled over without committing an offense. and on and on. we do not have equality in the western world. it's better than it was 100 years, 50 years, 10 years, 5 years ago. but it is still not all fair

well while i agree with most feminist platforms regarding equality. i don't see this as being a way to make things equal but rather the opposite. I also don't think the government should blindly start paying people for biological disadvantages

Are you fucking stupid. Like actually are you fucking stupid. You literally bring back women to the dark ages when you say bullshit like that. Men's bodies are naturally strong with less effort than women. So should they be rewarded for being naturally better at something because that's how their bodies work? Or do you think that because it's harder for women to get to the same physical shape as men we should get paid more for doing the same work? I love what I do. But as much as a lot of the guys I know could carry a bundle of shingles up the ladder right away I had to work on my strength first. Now I can carry two up (unhappily) when I have to but I had to work for that. A period is a pain in the ass sometimes but it's not something we need to be compensated for! It can hurt like a cunt and it can effect basically every part of life but you know what go on birth control when you get the proper one you can either stop them completely or more likely reduce the side effects.

You hit it on the spot. Why compensate women for the biological outcome of evolution.That's just how men and women developed through natural evolutionary processes.

It's a pretty stupid argument to compensate women for having cramps and periods, as if men or society were the ones to make them have periods. Guess what? Men live shorter lives than women. I'd love to be compensated for that. Now pay up!

So are we going to compensate men for being 80% of the homeless 75% of suicides, 98% of all workplace accidents and deaths, the sentencing gap (women get a third of the sentencing as men for the same crime) compensated for having no reproductive rights, for having shorter life spans, higher rate of cancer and most every other disease thats life ending,(and lets not forget the 9x greater probability of getting killed by sharks, seems equally ludacris as your statements) compensated for not even being acknowledged as victims of rape despite studies showing women are as likely to rape a man as a man is to rape a woman, being 80% of all violent crimes, the majority of domestic violence victims, compensated for not being acknowledged as the majority of domestic violence victims, compensated for being portrayed as teh victimizer in all things despite statisticly them more likely to be the victim especially when it comes to domestic violence and violence against children, etc etc etc. Their is so much wrong with this, I know your just trolling and trying to provoke people but their are people who actualy think like this thats the sad part.

My first thought was the women are so much like a lame race horse. But instead of being put down we get treated better than the horses that are doing the actual work.Not what I actually think but that's the image that came to mind after reading this take.

this is the truth right here. Women already have all those women only and women and children only services. Men dont have services specifically for them that often. aren't women only things sexist anyways?

@BaileyisDarcy The reason is because its kind of true. The problem is if a man where to complain societies response would to laugh in his face and then tell him to shut up and grow a pair. When women complain we (society) immediatley rush to pamper them and tell them will make everything better. Obviously if your going to spoil a child it will grow up to be a pretty crappy person and thats how women like the poster appear, we would never tolerate this from men under any circumstances (hell we don't tolerate them complaining about valid things). Obviously not all women are like this, clearly, but since society lets this kind of thing slide for women its becoming a more common occurence (this is not the first time I have seen these kind of complaints from women). Originally societies response would have been only slightly less apathetic towards women as it is towards men but in our current culture that is not the case resulting in women like the poster.

@BaileyisDarcy Thats actually why its important for other women to call these women out in order to reestabilish a balance so we don't end up with a world filled with spoiled brats (same goes for men, it just seems that we would never let them get away with it to begin with) if only women of the past could see this, they would probably be more then happy to slap some sense into these women.

@hazoplmeught Well thats because of many things, both social and biological (women have more neotenous traits which are basicly "child like"(traits that are held onto from child hood, neural plasticity is one of them (the thing that allows us to keep learning into adult hood)) traits that instill an impulsive urge to protect which is why people both men and women view bad things happening to women as worse then when they happen to men and why women can get away with bad things because they are viewed as less threatening then men for the same reason)

UMMMM NO. Women by far get life handed to them already and have endless amounts of support for all the stuff you listed. Women do not need to be compensated any further for being female.They generally live longer than men, work easier jobs, have more time off, are given support for rape, abuse, homelessness, parental rights, health, school, etc.

Males have - little to NO parental rights. - little to no support for abuse (which is equal female to male as it is male to female)- Have no scholarships, grants, programs, etc that are male only while women have hundreds.- Are generally ignored when raped by a woman, even as children.- Are 98% of the homeless, mainly because women have shelters while men don't.- much less funding for male only issues that surpass female only issues that get the majority of funding. - Have a school system which is biased towards girls and is easier on them generally.- live in a society in which their side of a story is generally invalid against any female claim.

(*I typically expect to be blocked because I am pointing out facts, I hope you do not stoop to such childishness)

Although i agree that both genders have their own problems and women don't need special treatment (just equality), some of the points you've made are invalid. even though men get murdered more often, the murderers are usually men! same with rape. even when men get raped, the majority of the time it is by other men. the reason why women usually get parental rights is because they are the ones who gave birth. they are the ones carrying the baby in their stomach for 9 months. unless the mother is abusive and/or a drug addict, she deserves to keep her child. and yes rape is a very serious problem, but it is MUCH more common for a woman to be raped. and it isn't taken seriously half the time (if not more then half) either. and i've actually learned in a college psychology class that the way teachers make it easier for girls and harder for guys only benefits guys in the long run. guys learn how to figure things out and actually use their brain, while girls get the answers handed to them

@KRIEL55 Women in the west already get more than equality to men. Western women are the most privilege group of human beings to ever exist.

You are incorrect about more men killing men and more man raping men, it's just that when women do these crimes are usually excused or ignored so therefore it's easy to say only men do it or More men do it.

In regards to parental rights mentor half of the DNA and just because women incubate the creation doesn't mean that in regards to parental rights mentor half of the DNA and just because women incubate the creation doesn't mean that they should have 100% ownership.

Men are raped by women almost as equally as women are raped by men, and both are not as common as it is made out to be. But once again male rape by females is ignored or excused. Female rape is taken very seriously.

The excuse about males in scholl is completely wrong if it were true males would not be dropping out at an alarming rate.

You know... I totally agree...Girl, you better contact Mother Nature and tell her to start signing those checks lol. I would love not to shell out for jack for all that. i totally agree with you. Mother Nature dealt you a bad hand, but it seems like men keep paying for it. Its time that changedLoL @hazoplmeught it ain't that bad :)@evenlift I think those are extremist feminists... @bluenose1872 thats one way to see it... nice one@cth96190 and this would surprise you how?

You know, i once asked who has it worse, women or men, and everyone voted women, but a few smart ones said men. and when the women asked me what i meant by men have it worse when we don't have any problems... I simply said "because we have to deal with y'all women and all your problems"...we are made problem free, but gotta deal with you. This writer just proves me right. I'd like to see an article on Male Biological problems... we have what? like 3? and only happens at 50 and above?

@hazoplmeught Yet apparently, we still gotta do more, and pay more lol... i think someone here asked a question about what men are even useful for these days... and i believe i said "heavy lifting" we are just work mules and danger shields... all for the superior female gender lol... omg.. my sides hurt.

"Experience much more stress than men, and are much more likely than men to report physical and emotional symptoms of stress."

I read your source. The problem is this:

"Experience much more stress than men." is not backed up, but "are much more likely than men to report physical and emotional symptoms of stress." this is. It even says in your source:

"Though they report similar average stress levels, women are more likely than men to report that their stress levels are on the rise. They are also much more likely than men to report physical and emotional symptoms of stress. When comparing women with each other, there also appears to be differences in the ways that married and single women experience stress."

Specifically [Though they report similar average stress levels, women are more likely than men to report that their stress levels are on the rise.] which tells me that at least according to this source when reporting similar stress levels female stress has been markedly lower, not higher, since "rising" to average is (ironically) a sign of equality.

I don't have time to go through all of it but it is a good topic. I wish it had been taken more seriously.

i have read draft dodging material like this from when vieatnam was going on , both men and women made good points about it. but none of them really gave thought the future of those who gave there lives. and when it was time for our guys came home people of your belief did nothing but call the men/women baby killers spit in there face and gave them no respect what so ever,

anf this is wear this is leading if you actually support views like this , and the only real difference between this and what was happening during the last era of war while this isn't a war time i know is that there are less musical artists and more people expressing there feelings on how they have a right to dodge the draft out of being afraid to die.

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"i have read draft dodging material like this from when vieatnam was going on"Really? Saying that women have it worse than men and thus shouldn't be drafted?

yes and because of the nagging they made a volunteer force after Vietnam to gt rid of th draft , and now there thinking of using the draft again and the same old issues come up again about women's rights, why not just run to Canada or Mexico instead of make hate speeches on people who want to fight for this country and die doing so?

people who refused to go into the army were more violent than those who were in another country fighting , there were a few collage campuses where people were hurt during a "Peace rally " because they forced the riot officers to be used.

wow... the irony though. Am I supposed to say the same about women, like with migraine "Thats only relevant to 1% of women, 99% of women dont get migraine". As an excuse to completely disregard something that involves men, cause overall men get subjected to more violents assaults too. And suffering aren't determined by gender, but the individuals situation. I have migraine myself, my sister and mother and most females I know have never or maybe once or twice (possibily had it). While I have it quite frequently. I also experienced a shit ton of sadness and struggled with deperession since I was 10, but I dont deserve any help then basically cause Im a guy. And you somehow think that is fair?

We even have a long way to go before men get equal quantity of advantages to women in the modern society, tipping the scale further to favor women simply cause they are women.. Man, just nuts in my opinion. If people are supposed to be compensated for their suffering, it sure as hell should be decided on the individual, not their stupid gender.

Are you seriously demanding compensation because you were born a woman? In time when women are being treated better than ever in recorded history? Dear God, you deserve to be the major of Crybaby-town.

We have equal happiness and well-being! Guys can not, should not, and WILL NOT compensate for biological disadvantages. It's immoral for a girl to think that she deserves special treatment just for being a girl. All your theory will do is make guys feel less happy since they have to compensate for something they had absolutely no choice in or control of... Thus destroying your equal happiness and well-being theory!!

Yet another way to lengthen the spending gap. Much of what you state is absolutely false. Men have a higher suicide rate, die earlier, and suffer more work place injuries. Are MUCH, MUCH more likely to be a victim of a violent crime, and are just as likely to be victim's of domestic violence and rape.

The only advantage? Your kidding right? Divorce: A woman can get half of something she never earned. This isn't the 1800's where women are helpess. A womean can do this forever and rack up $$$.Modeling: Women make way more. Gisele BündchenAlimony: Even if the girl cheats most states make the guy pay it.Kids: Women are always taking extra days off work for the "kids"Dating: Most women still let the guy pay? Sex: Womans choice due to mens demand.Work: Women dont lift heavy stuff. See it all the time and get away with more.Police: Women always try to cry wolf cause women are suppose to be the "weaker" sex. Casey Anthony? Jodi Ann Arias tried to make that claim too.

Sure will. Especially in the military. I do not say unless I have seen it. If women get poorer its their own fault. Men keep on working while women try to blame somebody else. Regardless if you are married or not you as an individual should be ensuring your survival in the economy. Oh and please tell me how cause they take the kids. I bet you support $50,000 a month child support payments too huh? Even millionaires can become poor again. Correlation is not causation.

I wish I have saved up a FB post from a successful woman to other women commenting. It read something to the tune of " you women keep on bitching bout these inequalities while I rack up degrees and a start up my businesses" That woman is my hero.

Would you rather have been born in an earlier time, where women had it much worse? Without the modern medicine from the late 19th century forward, *men typically outlived women*, to say nothing of rights and opportunities.

"Experience many less orgasms than men (x)"? Not my women. And no, that's not bragging, but I can make them "cum" (or is that "go"?) many times before my cannon fires.

And the draft? Has not happened since 1972. And nationwide abortion has happened since then.

Men get murdered, stabbed and assaulted much more. often than women do.Men have much higher rates of suicide ( i guess they must have a lot less suffering right)At least womens issues are taken seriously, we are just told to man the f up. Nah our issues are apparently not as important.I think you are comoensated for more than enough.Real tired of your problems..Woman up and deal with it.Stop asking for help

@ClassyMeI know they will. I dont really care anymore. I can't support feminism as long as they have their always male culprit-female victim mentality. Actually im glad that women, like you are realizing their bs and walking away from it.

I'm from the UK and we don't have a draft. I'm against conscription in the vast majority of cases. The only exception would be during a war as big as ww1/ww2 where you have no choice.

With that being said if you're going to have a draft it should include women. The fact is you're as capable as we are and have access to every role we do. There is no reason for women to be excluded. The arguments you put forward are in fact the same as those who didn't want women to get equal pay. It wasn't valid then and it's not valid now.

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"you're as capable as we are" are you an idiot? Lmao 1 of 5 women can meet combat standards in comparison to 55% of men

"The arguments you put forward are in fact the same as those who didn't want women to get equal pay"

Well in their case they were trying to maintain the suffering gap by having men be paid more. In this case we are trying to close the suffering gap and thereby reach equality

1 in 5 women might meet the standurds but what exactly are the statistics to meant meeting it? 33% of Americans are obese aren't they? That's a massive health problem (in the west). Not all roles are combat. The majority are support roles. From your argument, since women are "less capable" (still can't believe you said that) women should be paid less in any manual job.

You're not fighting to keep compensation but to keep a privilege you have. Men in America have to sign up to vote. You get that right without condition. If you don't want to sign up then fight to abolish the draft altogether.

This lady is seriously stupid. A women can reach the same standards as a man in the military or whatever by training just like men do. You seem like a girl who wants things handed to you. Good luck in life with that attitude.

'Anyway, why would a woman be payed less in a manual labor job, assuming she did the same work? If anything, she should be paid more for it, because it took more energy and effort to do'

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

No seriously, what the fuck?

I thought you were well intentioned. I assumed you just hadn't thought this all the way through.

Now I see you're just a fucking idiot without a clue about anything.

I agree with you, women should NOT be paid less. But they sure as hell shouldn't be paid more!

Even my Mum would tell you that and she worked up North for four years. (working on trains and tracks in the desert) She got paid a buttload working up there, and was getting paid the same as her work mates (who were all male), why should her mates be disadvantaged just because Mum happened to be a woman?

Yes, I have and I have to say that these do not affect all women at all. As I said before and as I'm saying again the only thing you listed that affects all women is a PERIOD. A period is natural and is something which does not need compensating for at all. I don't know how many more times i or anybody else on this post have to tell you how absurd you sound.

@Jeeevan No, I asked whether you did any research on this:"This lady is seriously stupid. A women can reach the same standards as a man in the military or whatever by training just like men do"Studies show that UNtrained men have more strength than TRAINED women. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7253873

precisely... are we actually suggesting anyone born with a biological disadvantage should be paid by the government? I was born African American. government give me money for simple fact that the amount of pigment in my skin is a certain level

Although women suffer, men do too. Then EVERYONE will be compensated for their suffering, right?I'm a feminist and I believe in equal rights for men and women, even if it doesn't benefit the women etc. So yes, draft women. We're people. We're gonna suffer.

Women want equality? Then we NEED to be included in the draft, no ifs, ands, or buts. It's not equal if men can join the military and need to sign up for the draft, but women don't have to sign up. That is unequal. And women should NOT be compensated simply because of biological things outside of anyone's control! This is absolutely ridiculous. It's people like this author who give logical, sensible women a bad name.

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Treating women & men exactly the same is *inequality* because inevitably women will be the ones who have it worse (for the reasons I discussed in the OP).

You're advocating that men and women have unequal happiness. You're advocating inequality.

Please enlighten me on how I am advocating inequality. Equality means treating everyone the same (which, when it comes to everything, cannot occur due to natural and biological issues, but that's another factor I'm not getting into now). If men and women being treated equal means inequality, then-so what? It's still not equality, because at some point women will be treated better because they're women. That is unequal, therefore YOU are advocating inequality. Hardly any of this makes actual sense, and is entirely ludicrous. Women should not be compensated because they have a vagina.

Ffs this my take writer has to be the biggest idiot i will ever meet in my life. All the reasons you put into your bullshit my take do not affect all women. The only thing that affects all the women are periods which are out of no ones control like @LittleFinch said.

@Jeeevan "Treating women and men the same IS equality."You support "equality for all", right, which entails treating everyone exactly the same?So the kid with the broken leg should be forced to run the mile during gym class in order to get a passing grade, just like everybody else, because everyone needs to be treated exactly the same, because "equality for all"?

Listen, what you're proposing isn't equality. Taking the dumb example you provided: a kid with a broken leg, in ANY scenario, would not have to run the mile. He is therefore not equal to his classmates because he gets extra time in which to prepare for the mile, so that his leg may heal. If you want things to truly be equal, then NO ONE in the class would run the mile until the kid's leg healed, so that everyone could have a fair shot at the run. Providing ANY sort of compensation does NOT equate to equality. Women and men both have to deal with problems in their lifetimes. It does not mean women should be compensated in any way for the suffering they go through. Men, then, should also be compensated for their suffering. Also, your argument is invalid. Equality literally means EVERYONE IS TREATED EQUALLY. We cannot control the natural order. How would you even propose that we "compensate" women for how they are naturally oppressed, then?

I'm losing precious brain cells talking to you. What you want isn't equality either. You're asking for special treatment. That's like me asking for men to be given special treatment for living shorter than women. Your logic makes no sense. What @LittleFlinch said is true. Everyone is treated equally and you wanting special treatment is in fact INEQUALITY. You cannot blame other people for biology. Again, with this logic maybe men should be compensated for being naturally hairier than a woman or more likely to go bald.

I wrote a take myself, not too long ago and in it I said how it seems and feels like women contemplate the fact that they are a women. Thinking about what's unfair and what they should be entitled to, this take proves my point exactly. Am I one of few women that has more important things to worry about in my life, then my periods all this other so-called injustices and struggles women endure all the time? I mean, honestly making changes in myself and my life, achieve my dreams and accomplishing my goals and making sure I'm not in the same place I am now in my life, when I'm 40. Well, that's more important to me then the things I can't control. This is life, guess what? LIFE SUCKS FOR EVERYONE, for some more than others but it sucks for everyone and everyone has a cross to bare in this life. That's just how it is. So, it's pointless to act like women have more life suffering than men, that's just asinine.

Also, whether this be a joke or a legit take. I just want to say, this is like the 90th take that talks about how horrible periods are and they certain can be a drag but I once had a kidney stone and that was gazillion times more painful then my period. So, I'll take the period any day of the week, over that.

I digress though, what I wanted to say was all the women that complain about your periods, you think that's bad? Wait until you're done with it and menopause hits you. From what I understand that's even more of a drag, then periods. You think you're in hell now, wait until then. At least you'll have new material for a mytake and why women should be compensated for menopause, right?

Good intentions. Just not exactly the smartest thing to put out there.

How would this be achieved?I don't want to be on pills for my whole life just because nature decided I must be fertile, nor do I wish to have my fertility ripped away from me just to save myself a little bit of trouble.

My mum gets migraines. She takes medicine for them.Mum gets really bad cramping, so she had that cancer removed (doctors couldn't actually figure out what it was but it would have turned cancerous if left any longer)Mum's a little fucked in the head, but she keeps going becuse she's fine and she said so.

I get bad anxiety, I can burst into tears at the drop of a hat due to the levels of stress my body is going through.My hips go off at me now and then and keep me from being able to bend over.

But I don't want to be stuffed full of pills to fix it.

Because that's how they'll attempt to fix it.

With pills.

Yeah women deal with stupid shit that we can't change.But that's just the way it is and you cannot change it, so you have to just live with it and quit complaining.

i suffer every month with horrible cramps and tylenol with codeine is the only thing that makes the pain stop. i lose so much blood that i am now anemic and can easily go through half a pack of girl corks in a day.

-birth control and pads/tampons are two expenses that men don't have. therefore, i'd love it if those were tax-deductible, or tax-free.

-"period days" (in addition to sick days); when i'm in so much pain that i can't move and i'm practically crying because it feels like i'm being stabbed in the gut with a rusty pitchfork , the last thing i want to do is be anywhere near people.

not asking for free shit, or a war on men... i just something to compensate for the shit-show i endure every month because i don't want kids.

This doesn't any sense. What you're basically saying is that women should be compensated by society for basic biology? Nonsense. While I agree with you about rape, that's why women should be taught basic self defense skills. If you know how to protect yourself, you stand a better chance of fighting off a potential rape and ultimately the unwanted pregnancy. Oh, and I'm a military woman and I think women should be included in the draft. Military service might be good for some of these spoiled little princesses in my opinion.

There will no draft. They had to wipe. it out because the soldiers were rebelling against the draft and killing their leaders. Peopl. already read cited the draft we don't have one.

Teaching women self defeanse is important but not the nearly enough. It does not prevent two and you're putting all the blame on the person who's getting raped. Approach to rape in general is beyond absurd. And obviously not solving the problem.

@Azara okay but how was I putting blame on the victim? I wasn't, and I said that self defense helps women stand a better chance of fighting off a rape. I didn't say it guarantees not being raped. Yes, I realize there's no draft. I'm saying if there was one, women should be included. If the draft were reinstated and the guys were required to enlist, we should be too. Otherwise it's not equality, it's special treatment.

Also, a woman drafted into combat is in much more danger than a man would be. If she gets captured and stripped of her weapons, she's in much more danger, especially if captured by a man, because men are much stronger than women. Plus she may be raped & sold as a sex slave & forced to endure pregnancies and birth. A man wouldn't have to deal with that.

women in combat aren't raped that's the most ridiculous thing you've said to date. I know women aren't as strong as men but if men are on the draft then women have to join too. Unless no one has to sign the draft.

@Jeeevan what if they get captured from the enemy? If she gets captured and stripped of her weapons, she's in much more danger, especially if captured by a man, because men are much stronger than women. Plus she may be raped & sold as a sex slave & forced to endure pregnancies and birth. A man wouldn't have to deal with that.

The chance of that happening is near 0. I'm pretty sure rapists do not join the army to rape. I think that the draft should be there because if it is abolished then the military would be weakened if anything was to happen. Women will have to join if men have to continue to join. Plus it's not just about the frontlines or whatever you think it is about. There is so many other jobs which women could do too.

We can actually fight for equality instead of special treatment. I disagree with your post completely.I don't believe that men suffer less I do believe that women report it more. Men get raped as well.If you chose to join the military you take the same compensation as men. Maybe we should just think of better compensation for everyone

You can't you can't group everyone in one gender together. You can't tell me all women and men all feel the same way and react the same way. Don't want to get pregnant you can get an IUD basically removes most chances of you getting pregnant for 5 years. You don't want equality you want supremacy

Again YOU want supremacy not equality. If you chose to do something you accept what shit comes with it. I don't care if your a male or female. If you want a higher quality standard for troops all for it. They come home and don't get what they need. But this isn't a feminist problem it's a human rights issue

No I'm for equality I don't want special treatment because I have a vagina you are no longer forced into the military not that women ever were. They should be informed on what they are choosing to go into and if they can't handle that they shouldn't do it.

Nope people who suffer more do not have the right to have special entitled, should I receive special entitlment because I gave dry skin? Maybe I should because I have a eczema? Wait wait maybe I should because I have flat feet?

Men go through suffering as well. Guess what? Life is difficult. This is, I'm sorry to say the worst argument I've heard for not wanting to include women in the draft. I want the draft abolished altogether. No one should be forced into going to a war that politicians create.

OK I don't think men has to pay for our problems. We have to find a solution. One way is more women should feel that getting counseling for your stress or whatever should be highly recommended instead of looked down upon. I also think that women should be nicer to women in general because we u understand each other more since we obviously have the same body hormonal thing going on. Those are my answers for now.

I think youare trying genuinely to the sort out problem that is ongoing. I don't think that's stupid and people write stupid takes about stupid things all the time. I dont tink I necessarily saw Emily agree with the take but I think you have an I interest in his to deal with inequality as appeased to just saying deal with it or it's done. So I can respect that

Honestly this crowd is unhinged like Lord of the flies. Pure Isanity. I mean they can disarlgree but most sound psychotic.

I find it extremely unfair that my brothers can have their lives turned completely upside down in a heartbeat, but I and our sisters are exempt simply because of our lack of a y chromosome. What makes us so much better than them that we are spared from a draft? Yet we (as a whole) demand to be treated as equals. You want equality, sweetie? The bad comes along with the good.

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Then kick men in the balls once a month

In some cultures, when a mother is in labor, she ties a rope around the fathers testicles and yanks on it whenever she feels a contraction.

Do you honestly feel that they fucking owe you something just because, by some random chance, they were born with a penis and not a vagina? Wake up and smell the roses, sweetheart. Life sucks a little for everyone.

men are better than women, and that is why you have been spared the draft for so long, but now when you want to be treated equal you will get drafted, which will only make the superiority of men more noticeable.

Just looking at the sexist comments makes me think that sexism is actually a part of our society. Sexism against women is normalized, men feel threatened because in order for all of us to be equal they have to be inferior to what they used to be. Talking about equality should start ever since we are little children, that is how sexism works. Ever since we we're children we were told not to do certain things because of our sex, we we're taught sexist stereotypes etc. Teaching kids the right things is going to actually solve a huge part of the problem.

What was sexist? Most people here made valid points with very little antagonistic replies. You sound triggered because their opinions are different than yours. Sexism doesn't exist in Western society as well as the wage gap, rape culture, white privilege, etc etc etc. They're all conspiracy theories that you were spoon fed because you're an impressionable little girl. I was 110% liberal a year ago like you. I believed in all the things I'm preaching to you about now. You're very misinformed and I advise you to do a bit of a research because you sound completely uneducated.

@Ethrealness-catcalling/street harassment -double standards (such as number of sexual partners, housework, work etc)-sentences like "you behave like a girl", "you throw like a girl", "man up", "grow some balls" implying that women are weak -too strict dress codes for girls at school, almost none for boys, (like not showing their legs or shoulders and many more)-constand sexualization of women, like on the media (movies, advertising, tv shows, models etc), breastfeeding in public and even at school when they are kids thus the strict dress codes that I mentioned before -gender stereotypes in the workplace, like assuming that a man know best, not hiring women because they might be mothers, although men can be fathers too, sexual harassment at work-body expectations, telling women how they should look, that if they don't shave they are disgusting but if men don't shave it's normal. Too many unrealistic expectations for the female body and body shaming

So someone should give me stuff because I was built a certain way? Yes women have disadvantages when it comes to periods, but you want someone to pay for me because I was built a certain way? I have really bad periods, should I be paid more? I'm not even sure if I can have children, should I be paid less?

Why don't we just live with any minor disadvantage we were born with and just deal with. For fucks sake women can produce another human, like a little mini them walking around. I swear if the joy of children doesn't make up for that (assuming you want kids), then I'm not sure what will.